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Angel investor · United States

Keith Rabois.

Recorded investments.
A clearer sense of fit.

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THE ENTRY PATTERN2010–2026
55%

of dated first investments
were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed

First investment stage across 33 companies15 Seed, 3 Angel and 15 other-stage entries. Each dot represents one company.
Seed 15Angel 3Other 15

One dot = one company at first recorded investment.

34 companies · 36 recorded equity rounds
Dataset’s latest round 22 May 2026/Latest recorded investment 17 Nov 2025
THE FOUNDER’S BRIEF

Read the pattern before the pitch.

Written insights from the recorded portfolio, with the evidence linked below.

01

Start with the first entry

Keith Rabois has dated investments in 33 companies. 18 first entries were at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed (54.5%). An early-stage founder can use the sector and stage filters to find comparable companies before approaching the investor.

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02

Separate activity from reputation

4 first company relationships appear in the latest 24 months, compared with 6 in the preceding window. The latest recorded investment is 2025-11-17. This describes observed activity through 2026-05-22; it does not establish current availability.

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03

Plan the next financing step

17 of 29 companies with a full 24-month observation window raised another equity round. This investor backed 1 of those companies again within that window. The difference is a reason to research the wider syndicate, rather than assume the same investor will fund the next round.

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04

Use a specific point of relevance

FinTech is the largest displayed sector by company count, appearing in 9 portfolio companies; sector tags overlap. 14 first entries carry a recorded lead flag and the median first-round syndicate includes 5 other named backers. Shared rounds are evidence of co-investment, not evidence of an introduction route.

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01 / THE READOUT

Four signals before you pitch.

Start with observed behavior.
Every rate has a defined denominator.

01 — ROUND CONTEXT
$1.4M–$16M

The middle half of entry rounds

25th–75th percentile across 31 disclosed first rounds. Total round size; the investor’s own cheque is undisclosed.

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02 — NEW RELATIONSHIPS
4companies

First investments in the last 24 months

22 May 2024–22 May 2026, versus 6 in the preceding 24 months.

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03 — NEXT FINANCING
59%

Another equity round within 24 months

17 of 29 companies with a full observation window. The next round can include any investor.

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04 — REPEAT BACKING
3%

This investor invested again within 24 months

1 of the same 29 companies. Build a financing plan around the wider investor market.

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02 / FIND YOUR FIT

Where does your company sit?

Choose your sector and stage to find
companies he first backed in that space.

YOUR COMPANY

A match means a recorded investment in this category. It does not establish current interest or availability.

33matching companies
$6.0Mmedian first round (31 disclosed)
4first backed in last 24 months

All sectors · All entry stages. Round amounts are total financing, in USD.

Seed

Runlayer ↗

Provider of a platform for managing and securing MCPs

$11M total first round
Series B

Spellbook ↗

Platform offering AI based contract drafting and review software

$50M total first round
Series A

Basis ↗

AI agents for automating accounting workflows and engagements

$34M total first round
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The sector × stage map

First investments · companies can appear in more than one sector
Number of first investments by sector and entry stage. Select a cell to explore companies.
SectorAngelSeedSeries AAll stages
FinTech9
B2C E-Commerce5
Finance & Accounting Tech3
HRTech3
Artificial Intelligence2
Legal Tech2
Payments2
03 / ROUND DESIGN

The round around the investor.

Use stage-specific financing ranges
to frame the size of your syndicate.

First-round size, by entry stage

USD · middle 50% and median
Angel2 disclosed
$7.5M$4.8M–$10M
Seed15 disclosed
$1.5M$1.2M–$2.8M
Series A8 disclosed
$8.8M$4.8M–$13M
$10K$100K$1M$10M

Logarithmic scale. A dot marks the median; the band spans the 25th–75th percentiles. These are entire rounds, not individual cheques.

04 / WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

One investment. Two different paths.

A subsequent round and repeat backing
answer different fundraising questions.

29
companies with 24 months
of observable history

Raised another equity round

Any investor · within 24 months
58.6%
17 of 29 companies

Backed again by this investor

A subset of the companies above
3.4%
1 of 29 companies
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Includes first investments on or before 22 May 2024. 4 newer companies and 2 undated histories are excluded. Follow-up stops at the dataset’s latest round on 22 May 2026. These observations do not measure returns or predict a company’s outcome.

See the stage-by-stage denominators +
First stageEligible companiesNext round ≤24 moSame investor again ≤24 mo
Angel33 / 30 / 3
Seed1411 / 141 / 14
Series A73 / 70 / 7
Series B30 / 30 / 3
Series C10 / 10 / 1
Series E+10 / 10 / 1
05 / INVESTMENT RHYTHM

New names. Returning relationships.

Separate first investments from later
rounds in companies already backed.

New companiesRepeat rounds

*2026 is partial, through 22 May. Bar height counts first investments + repeat rounds; earlier years are complete calendar periods in this dataset.

06 / THE CO-INVESTOR MAP

Who else belongs on your research list?

Frequent shared rounds suggest a place
to investigate sector and stage alignment.

02
FIRM

SV Angel

4 shared rounds · 4 companies

Latest shared round Oct 2014
03
FIRM

Founder Collective

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2018
04
FIRM

Khosla Ventures

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Dec 2024
05
FIRM

Sequoia Capital

3 shared rounds · 3 companies

Latest shared round Nov 2011
06
FIRM

500 Global

2 shared rounds · 2 companies

Latest shared round Apr 2011

Shared rounds establish recorded co-investment. They do not establish a personal connection, introduction route, or current willingness to invest.

07 / THE EVIDENCE

Explore the portfolio.

First investment comes first.
Amounts refer to that entry round.

33 dated companies
Complete dated portfolio, ordered by first investment, newest first.
CompanyFirst backedEntry stageTotal entry roundSame investor again?
Runlayer ↗New York City
Nov 2025Seed$11MNo later round recorded
Oct 2025Series B$50MNo later round recorded
Basis ↗New York City
Dec 2024Series A$34MNo later round recorded
Imprint ↗New York City
Oct 2024Series C$75MNo later round recorded
Palm Tree Crew ↗New York City
Jan 2024Series A$6.0MNo later round recorded
Sep 2023Seed$2.7MNo later round recorded
Roam ↗New York City
Sep 2023Seed$1.3MYes · May 2024
Pomelo ↗San Francisco
Aug 2022Seed$20MNo later round recorded
Maximus ↗Santa Monica
Aug 2022Series A$15MNo later round recorded
Pulley ↗Mountain View
Jul 2022Series B$40MNo later round recorded
Ramp ↗New York City
Jun 2019Seed$8.0MNo later round recorded
Ghost Autonomy ↗Mountain View
Apr 2019Series C$65MNo later round recorded
Truework ↗San Francisco
Apr 2018Seed$2.9MNo later round recorded
At-Bay ↗Mountain View
Apr 2018Angel$13MNo later round recorded
Mar 2018Series BUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Faire ↗San Francisco
Feb 2018Series A$12MNo later round recorded
HelloSign ↗San Francisco
Jun 2017Series B$16MNo later round recorded
Lever ↗San Francisco
Oct 2014Series A$10MNo later round recorded
DoorDash ↗San Francisco
Sep 2013Seed$2.4MNo later round recorded
Judicata ↗San Francisco
Dec 2012Angel$2.0MNo later round recorded
Mango Health ↗San Francisco
Jul 2012Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Sneakpeeq
Feb 2012Seed$2.7MNo later round recorded
Xoom ↗San Francisco
Nov 2011Series E+$25MNo later round recorded
Everlane ↗San Francisco
Oct 2011Seed$1.1MNo later round recorded
Mixpanel ↗San Francisco
May 2011Series A$1.3MNo later round recorded
Gobble ↗Palo Alto
May 2011Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Chirply ↗San Francisco
Apr 2011Series A$1.1MNo later round recorded
Offline Labs
Mar 2011Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Qwiki ↗New York City
Sep 2010Seed$1.5MNo later round recorded
Udemy ↗San Francisco
Aug 2010Seed$1.0MNo later round recorded
Lyft ↗San Francisco
Aug 2010Seed$1.2MNo later round recorded
Miso ↗San Francisco
May 2010AngelUndisclosedNo later round recorded
Upserve ↗Providence
May 2010Series A$7.5MNo later round recorded
2 more companies have undated investments

Kept in the 34-company portfolio; excluded from entry-timing calculations.

  • Movity Team · Angel · date unavailable
  • Sneakpeeq · Angel · date unavailable
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